5. Constant Esotropia Flashcards
What is constant esotropia?
Esotropia present at all conditions, with or without glasses. Can be unilateral or bilateral.
2types of primary esotropia?
- With accommodative element
- Without accommodative element
Describe with accommodative esotropia?
Onset?
Is surgery an option?
Deviation increases when accommodation is exerted. Commonly large angle esotropia at all distances but bigger on near fixation.
Onset: 18months- 3 years
Surgery: Subjective, depends on how it looks.
What happens when with accommodative ecotopia is corrected?
Angle is reduced, but not eliminated. Hence, no BSV.
Which muscle over acts in with accommodative esotropia?
Inferior oblique overaction
Does with accommodative element esotropia have amblyopia?
If constant strabismus = leads to suppression. Hence, unilateral esotropia = amblyopia.
Esotropia alternates= suppression will alternate and amblyopia unlikely.
What is without accommodative esotropia?
Type of primary esotropia.
Deviation is unaffected by accommodation, large angle esotropia usually larger than 30^ and not associated with RX. Very obvious due to large angle.
Abnormal OKN
Onset of without accommodative esotropia?
4 months
Does without accommodative esotropia alternate?
Alternates with cross fixation
BSV in without accommodative esotropia?
Poor prognosis of BSV even if treated early.
Example of without accommodative esotropia in infants?
Infants with esotropia + nystagmus block
Management of with accommodative esotropia constant esotropia?
Order full Rx- to eliminate as much accommodation as possible (to reduce size of deviation as much as possible- so that fusion can occur). Treat any amblyopia. Surgery is cosmesis with glasses is poor. Size of deviation with glasses will determine if surgery is required.
Why is a px unlikely to have BSV post surgery for with accommodative element constant esotropia?
Age of onset of this condition is between 4 months- 2 years, hence the child will not have had any chance being binocular ever. Hence even after surgery the child will still suppress and fusion is not possible.
What is infantile esotropia with
nystagmus block esotropia?
what happens with cross fixation and how is OKN?
Large angle esotropia, >30^, not associated with RX. Onset: 4 months.
Alternates with cross fixation.
Abnormal OKN.
4 associations of DVD?
- DVD
- Manifest latent nystagmus
- Overacting inferior obliques
- Sometimes exhibits limitation of abduction- cross fixation ductions greater than versions.